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Much of the talk pre Toy Fair (Feb 13-16) is about Barbie’s availability in three new body types: petite, tall and curvy. Most commenters feel it’s about time that Barbie looked like “every woman”—that all along, Barbie’s skinny torso has been sending an unhealthy message...

It’s no mystery to those of us enmeshed in the mom space: Moms have long been the first adopters when it comes to technology, particularly the kind that helps them manage their families’ lives.
But how will they react to the growing array of tech-based toys...

At this point, I’ve lost track of the number of Toy Fairs I’ve attended – 20? 25? – yet the number never dulls that pre-event excitement about What’s new--and What’s next?
Earlier this week at Toy Fair 2015, much of the talk centered around licensed products...

A recent story in Marketing Daily reports that sales of the all-American Barbie doll have slumped 21% in the third quarter of this year.
She “may still have Ken and her Dream House, but she’s struggling to hang onto the one thing she needs most —...